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Somalia's new president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has arrived in Mogadishu for the first time since his election by MPs a week ago. | Somalia's new president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has arrived in Mogadishu for the first time since his election by MPs a week ago. |
Crowds lined the route as Sheikh Sharif, viewed as a moderate Islamist, headed to the presidential palace. | Crowds lined the route as Sheikh Sharif, viewed as a moderate Islamist, headed to the presidential palace. |
Later, mortars were fired at the palace but no casualties were reported. | |
Sheikh Sharif aims to form an inclusive government and extend a hand to armed groups still opposed to UN-sponsored efforts to end civil war and turmoil. | |
Somalia has had no effective central government for nearly 20 years. | Somalia has had no effective central government for nearly 20 years. |
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in successive waves of violence over the years. | Tens of thousands of people have been killed in successive waves of violence over the years. |
Consultations | Consultations |
Sheikh Sharif, 44, was elected president on 31 January at a meeting of Somali MPs held in neighbouring Djibouti, replacing President Abdullahi Yusuf who resigned a month earlier after a power struggle. | Sheikh Sharif, 44, was elected president on 31 January at a meeting of Somali MPs held in neighbouring Djibouti, replacing President Abdullahi Yusuf who resigned a month earlier after a power struggle. |
Profile: Somalia's President AhmedSomali leader seeks military aidSomali president faces tough task | Profile: Somalia's President AhmedSomali leader seeks military aidSomali president faces tough task |
He was appointed as part of a UN-brokered plan to try to form a unity government and bring peace to Somalia for the first time since 1991. | He was appointed as part of a UN-brokered plan to try to form a unity government and bring peace to Somalia for the first time since 1991. |
The new president arrived back in Somalia from Ethiopia, where he attended an African Union summit. | The new president arrived back in Somalia from Ethiopia, where he attended an African Union summit. |
The former teacher used to lead an armed opposition movement ousted by Ethiopian-led forces in late 2006. | The former teacher used to lead an armed opposition movement ousted by Ethiopian-led forces in late 2006. |
"My trip to Mogadishu is aimed at having consultations with elders, politicians and Islamic resistance groups," he said as he arrived in Mogadishu accompanied by MPs. | "My trip to Mogadishu is aimed at having consultations with elders, politicians and Islamic resistance groups," he said as he arrived in Mogadishu accompanied by MPs. |
He appealed in Addis Ababa for foreign military help to deal with "extremists" against the peace process. | He appealed in Addis Ababa for foreign military help to deal with "extremists" against the peace process. |
The Islamist al-Shabab militia - which last week seized Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament - has been holding protests against the new president. | The Islamist al-Shabab militia - which last week seized Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament - has been holding protests against the new president. |
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